Beidou M3-S

Orbited the Beidou-21 (BDS M3-S) navigation satellite from Xichang, the final experimental spacecraft of BeiDou's Phase III program ahead of the system's full constellation buildout.

Outcome

Success

Payload to orbit

1 T

Flight

2nd

of 3 Long March 3C/YZ-1 flights

Date and time

1 February 2016, 07:29 UTC

Rocket

Long March 3C/YZ-1

Builder

CASC

Launch site

Launch Complex 2 (LC-2), Xichang Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China

Payload

Unknown

International designator

2016-006

Launches in 2016

6th of 85

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